I have a 2000 M Roadster that goes through rear tires every year. The dealership guys don't seem to know anything about it, but other mechanics seem to think there is nothing to do for the problem. Does anyone else have the same prob or know how to fix it? New rears for that car are a bit more expensive than I want to pay every year.

jansan

i get @ 12-15k miles out of my rears. softer the compound, faster they'll wear. our cars are really rough on our rear tires.

That's fine, I wouldn't mind if the tires were worn out as a whole, but my problem is that my car wears out the sheer inside of the tire because of the tire camber. The outside treads are almost unused, but the inside treads are worn down to the fibers--just wondering if there is anything BMW wise I can do to get rid of that camber adjustment like a new shock or something that would correct that camber and make the tire ride straight on the road. Also wonder if you have the camber problem/inside tire wear problem with your car? Any help--thanks...

jansan

jansan, sorry for the confusion...a bit to early....

yes, it is normal. our rear suspension is calibrated w/ aggressive neg camber which explains the inside wear. you cannot adjust the rear camber on our cars. i have after market suspension with slight toe in on the rears to counter balance this issue.

you might want to play with the pressure and check you rear sways as well.

mine is not so bad any more. before my GC setup, it definitely was more noticable.

i wouldn't worry too much....it's fairly common. some owners swap the rear tires...attempting even wear.

Do they make adjustable lower control arms?

Do they make adjustable lower control arms?

:???: not sure. :???: i haven't seen any...but i really haven't been looking either....lately my mind is on the 5'er. :D

Cool enough...i'll try some mods to see if I can change it a bit. Just wanted to see if my car was the only one...

jansan

:???: not sure. :???: i haven't seen any...but i really haven't been looking either....lately my mind is on the 5'er. :D

5 series? Get that 545i with the smg. Thats fun.

5 series? Get that 545i with the smg. Thats fun.

no, a buddy was selling his 01 m5 and i needed a 4 door......and justified it. i drive the coupe daily.....it's much more fun.

You can get adjustable bushings, but they squeek.

I was lucky enough to buy a 2001 M Roadster - S54 Motor. It needs new tires and I was looking at the Michellin Pilot Sport PS2 on tirerack.com and I was wondering if anybody had an opinion on them. I want maximum lateral grip and I never drive the car in the rain so wet traction is not an issue. I would like to get more than 10k miles out of them but if I have to give up a little tire life for better grip then so be it. I also don't want a tire that needs to be superhot to get good traction as most of my driving is at slower speeds (relatively speaking) around twisty back roads. Thanks for any advice
-Drew

After installing Intrax lowering springs on my old 318ti (same rear suspension as Z3) I had problems wearining the inside of rear tires due to excessive negative camber. Although there are no built-in adjustment features on the semi-trailing arm rear suspension, my local Stealer's service Dept was able to correct most of the camber issue and get me back to normal tire wear.

I don't know where in the country you are, but the Stealer that fixed my car was BMW of New London in Connecticut.

Good luck
lance j